Communication Shutdown for Social Networks

Today in Australia is the 1st of November there is a Global Funrasier called Communication Shutdown to raise awareness and money for different forms of Autism. There is a fair amount of debate going on about if this campaign is a good thing or not. 

Having no one in the family that has a form or Autism and only having meet a friend (via Twitter) whose son suffers with one of the forms of Autism I'm all for the Shutdown (at the moment) the reason why I have no idea what anyone with Autism really goes through.

I know they find it hard to communicate and that's why some people with Autism effecting their familes say that this Communcation Shutdown is wrong that Autism people need that line of communcation.

Knowing Autism people find it hard to communicate would give me a small sense of what it must be like not to be able to communicate by having this shutdown. The reason I'm not doing it this year is I want to gather all the facts so that I can make my mind up next year if this campaign is done again.

Yes I know I'm not the perfect person to write this blog but I would love to hear the Postive and Negative about why you thing this shut down is good or not. 

Short or Long posts are welcome on this subject all I ask is you keep in mind that every one has their own thoughts and feelings so no name calling or fighting or your post will not be published. A healthy clean debate is welcome but a fighting one is not.

The webiste for the Communcation Shutdown is here I'm not sure how long the website will be up for it may only be up till Australia's 3rd of November (since other countries are not on the 1st November yet) or it could be up longer.